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If a parallelogram is formed with two sides represented by vector `vec(a)` and `vec(b)`, then `vec(a)+vec(b)` represents the

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Major diagonal when the angle between vectors is acute

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Minor diagonal when the angle between vector is obtuse

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Both of the above

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None of the above

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`vec(a)+vec(b)rarr` major diagonal,
`vec(a)+vec(b) rarr` major diagonal
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